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It finally arrived ... someone else's Camp Blood XL.
I really like the handle on this Horton. It's smooth g10 and reminiscent of a narrow SHBM handle with just a bit of curve. Extremely comfortable, and I didn't get any "pinkie bite" from it at all.
It's big and long, but not particularly heavy. Certainly, it's lighter than an FBM or a standard golok. I knew at once where I had to go for testing:
It's been raining, which makes chopping more challenging ... but nothing the Camp Blood XL will mind.
I did a little foraging and found a 60ft medium-hardwood that fell about a week ago. Looked like a good subject for chopping. I peeled back the wet wood from a minor side branch and went at it:
Jeremy's chopper bit right in with very little effort. This was the result of a half-hearted chop.
A few simple swings later:
Really, not much of a challenge for this knife. The sweet spot is slightly dulled, no doubt by those who've swung this knife before me ... and that had no effect on its chopping ability.



I really like the handle on this Horton. It's smooth g10 and reminiscent of a narrow SHBM handle with just a bit of curve. Extremely comfortable, and I didn't get any "pinkie bite" from it at all.

It's big and long, but not particularly heavy. Certainly, it's lighter than an FBM or a standard golok. I knew at once where I had to go for testing:

It's been raining, which makes chopping more challenging ... but nothing the Camp Blood XL will mind.
I did a little foraging and found a 60ft medium-hardwood that fell about a week ago. Looked like a good subject for chopping. I peeled back the wet wood from a minor side branch and went at it:

Jeremy's chopper bit right in with very little effort. This was the result of a half-hearted chop.
A few simple swings later:


Really, not much of a challenge for this knife. The sweet spot is slightly dulled, no doubt by those who've swung this knife before me ... and that had no effect on its chopping ability.